Monthly Archives: July 2009

Category Filtering

Sometimes you need to return posts, or records from custom tables, that are in multiple categories using either an AND or OR search. This generic function shows how. Continue reading

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Fixing Counterize

Counterize is a fairly popular plug-in which provides traffic reports from within Wordpress. Unfortunately it contains serious bugs which may affect the performance of your site. Continue reading

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Linking to Internal Posts

One of the most fustrating things for Wordpress content managers is linking to other posts or pages within the system. A simple shortcode plug-in helps solve the problem. Continue reading

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Selectively Include Javascript Files

The solution to minimise the overhead of scripts is to only load them when strictly required by the page content. Unfortunately Wordpress makes that a challenging exercise. Continue reading

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Disappearing Custom Post Data

If you use a plug-in or template code to place custom fields on the post or page editor screen, changes to Wordpress may result in your custom data being deleted or lost. Continue reading

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Counting Search Results

These days, most people expect to see the total number of items in a list of search results, and yet most themes don’t provide any feedback on the number of matched posts. Continue reading

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